All Book Reviews
Recipe — Baklava Cheesecake with Orange Blossom Syrup, from The Laden Table
Author: Ashia Ismail-Singer
A cookbook for the ultimate entertainer. Try your hand at this baklava cheesecake, a Middle Eastern-inspired treat, perfect for any celebration.
April 2024 release
Recipe — huevos rancheros from The Lucky Taco Cookbook
Authors: Sarah and Otis Frizzell
Brunch of champions! Try your hand at this fresh summery, full-of-flavour recipe for huevos rancheros from The Lucky Taco Cookbook.
July 2023 release
Recipe — Snapper with Tomato Kasundi & Roasted Red Capsicums from Good from Scratch
Author: Michael Van de Elzen
Is there a dish that evokes the New Zealand summer more than freshly caught fish? Try your hand at Michael Van de Elzen’s Snapper with Tomato Kasundi & Roasted Red Capsicums.
September 2023 release
Recipe — Macadamia Cranberry Rocky Road from Eden Vegan
Author: Tess Eden
Thinking about eating more plant-based foods in 2024? Start with something really delicious. Try this macadamia cranberry rocky road recipe from Tess Eden’s book Eden Vegan. Yum!
November 2023 release
Recipe — Brownie Trifle from Summer Favourites
Author: Vanya Insull
Trifle just got even better with this delicious, brownie trifle recipe. Just the thing for Christmas Day, or any day really!
August 2023 release
Recipe — Pistachio, lime & raspberry cake from Good Vibes
Author: Alby Hailes
Festive and fabulous — step aside pavlova, trifle, meringues and all the other usual suspects. Bake and take this recipe for the king of all party cakes to your summer season parties!
August 2023 release
Recipe — Fancy Kiwi Onion Dip from Enjoy: Food Worth Sharing With The People You Love
Author: Kelly Gibney
If there’s no kiwi onion dip, is it really a party? Try out Kelly Gibney’s twist on the kiwi classic — just in time for summer soirees. Delicious (and gluten and nut free)!
September 2023 release
Extract: The Quokka Logic and Baking Book
Author: Karen McMillan. Publisher: Duckling Publishing.
Extract: ‘From the bestselling Elastic Island Adventures series comes a fun baking book for children, with recipes by Mrs Quokka and her son Jase the Quokka. By popular demand, Mrs Quokka also shares some of her quirky quokka logic – fun sayings that will bring a smile due to being so illogical.’
September 2023 release
Tīpako nō te tohutao: Edmonds Taku Puka Tohutao Tuatahi
Goodman Fielder, Little Moa.
Karawhiua tēnei tohutao paniwiti porotaka — me te pani patahuka hoki nō tā Edmonds Taku Puka Tohutao Tuatahi.
Whip up this delicious melting moments recipe (he paniwiti porotaka) – and icing too (he pani patahuka) from Edmonds Taku Puka Tohutao Tuatahi.
Extract from Butter, Butter: Sometimes More is More
Extract from Butter, Butter: Sometimes More is More by Petra Galler (Allen & Unwin NZ, $49.99)
April 2023
Extract: The Revive Café Cookbook 8
Extract from: The Revive Café Cookbook 8 by Jeremy Dixon (Revive Concepts Limited, $35.00)
February 2023